Anna Hemnes, MD
Enriched profileChair, Department of Medicine and System Physician-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Health; Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (holder of the Elsa S. Hanigan Chair in Pulmonary Medicine) · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Anna Hemnes is Chair, Department of Medicine and System Physician-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Health; Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (holder of the Elsa S. Hanigan Chair in Pulmonary Medicine) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 470 publications with 12,964 citations (h-index 60); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Pulmonary Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Anna Hemnes, MD, is Chair, Department of Medicine and System Physician-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Health at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The public record shows 470 publications with 12,964 citations (h-index 60), centered on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Heart Failure Treatment and Management. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 11 NIH-funded awards (2006–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation research
- Top research focus: Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 52 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 178.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Risk and Resilience in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Genetically Susceptible Individuals
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Carnitine Consumption and Augmentation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry
Sponsor: Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202537 payments$46,361openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- VIVUS LLCProgram year20251 payment
- United Therapeutics CorporationProgram year20253 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
48.9%Endothelin Receptor Antagonist30.1%Ambrisentan70%Opsumit19%Letairis12%Part D<11 patientsLoop diuretic8.7%Furosemide73%Torsemide27%Part D<11 patientsGenitourinary & hormones
43.7%Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitor43.7%Tadalafil57%Sildenafil Citrate39%Adcirca4%Part D<11 patientsBlood & clotting
4.1%Prostacyclin Receptor Agonist2.5%Uptravi100%Part D<11 patientsVitamin K antagonist1.6%Warfarin Sodium100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 2006–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Genomic and Circulating Predictors of PAH response
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FY2026$769,368R01HL142720 - Network Medicine and Systems Pharmacology to Advance Precision Medicine in Combined Pulmonary Hypertension
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FY2026$592,928R01HL163960 - Mentorship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FY2026$114,644K24HL155891
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Variation in SNX29 and Acute Vasodilator Response in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Circulation research
Article2026 - Phenotypic Characterization of Unclassified Pulmonary Hypertension.
Circulation. Heart failure
Article2026 - Lactobacillus Is Associated With Disease in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Comprehensive Physiology
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Tricuspid Annular Displacement Predicts Survival in Pulmonary HypertensionArticle1,082 citations2006
- 02
- 03Statement on Pregnancy in Pulmonary Hypertension from the Pulmonary Vascular Research InstituteArticle354 citations2015
- 04
- 05
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/anna-hemnes-md
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Anna-R-Hemnes-38756330
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linkedin.com/in/anna-hemnes-419a08114
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- X / Twitter
x.com/VUMCDiscoveries/status/1775196208211931556
- LinkedIn
LinkedIn: Anna Hemnes, MD at Vanderbilt University (personal profile, auth-walled)
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →vanderbilthealth.com ↗
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- B.A.
Biology and Anthropology, Columbia University
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Board Director and President
Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute
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Pulmonary Hypertension Association Scientific Leadership Council
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Pulmonary Circulation (journal)
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Director
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Vanderbilt Lung Institute; Director, Center for Lung Research
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- "Beyond the Dome: Anna Hemnes"
Johns Hopkins Medicine profile feature
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CHEST podcast on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Guidelines (moderated by D. Kyle Hogarth, MD)
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"PH Roundtable: The ABCs of Pulmonary Hypertension," Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension (with John Ryan, MD and Brad Maron, MD)
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